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Pokédex No.0246
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Larvitar

No.0246 · Rock Skin Pokémon

Larvitar

ヨーギラス

RockGround
Height
0.6 m
Weight
72.0 kg
Color
Green
Shape
Upright
Abilities

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

Sand VeilHidden

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

02 //Base stats

Base stats
StatBase
HP50
210–304
Attack64
119–249
Defense50
94–218
Sp. Atk45
85–207
Sp. Def50
94–218
Speed41
78–199
Total300Higher than 14% of all Pokémon

Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).

HP 50Attack 64Defense 50Speed 41Sp. Def 50Sp. Atk 45
  • HPtop 80%
  • Attacktop 65%
  • Defensetop 79%
  • Sp. Atktop 80%
  • Sp. Deftop 79%
  • Speedtop 79%

03 //Type matchups

Defensive multipliers
Type matchups
Takes 4× damage
WaterGrass
Takes 2× damage
IceFightingGroundSteel
Takes ½× damage
NormalFireFlyingRock
Takes ¼× damage
Poison
Immune
Electric
Damage taken from every type
Normal½×
Fire½×
Water4×
Electric0×
Grass4×
Ice2×
Fighting2×
Poison¼×
Ground2×
Flying½×
Psychic1×
Bug1×
Rock½×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel2×
Fairy1×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
FireElectricIcePoisonFlyingBugRockSteel

04 //Evolution

Evolution

05 //Easily confused with

Most similar silhouettes
Easily confused with
Larvitar silhouette
Larvitar
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.

06 //Where to find it

By game
Where to find it
GamesLocationMethod
S
Alfornada CavernWild
S
Asado DesertAtlasWild
S
Dalizapa PassageWild
S
East Province Area ThreeAtlasWild
S
South Province Area FiveAtlasWild
S
Tera Raid Battles
3★
Tera Raid
S
West Province Area OneAtlasWild
V
Trade from Scarlet
ZA
Bleu DistrictWild
ZA
Hyperspace Lumiose
Ground zone · 3★
Hyperspace
ZA
Hyperspace Lumiose
Rock zone · 3★
Hyperspace
ZA
Hyperspace Lumiose
Rock zone · 4★
Hyperspace
ZA
Hyperspace Lumiose
Special zone · 5★
Hyperspace
ZA
Jaune DistrictWild
ZA
Magenta DistrictWild
ZA
Rouge DistrictWild
ZA
Vert DistrictWild
ZA
Wild Zone 15Wild

Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.

07 //Moves

67 moves
Moves
LvMoveTypeCat.Pow
1Page →Normal—
1Page →Normal40
3Page →Rock50
6Page →Dark50
9Page →Dark60
12Page →Normal—
15Page →Rock75
18Page →Ground75
21Page →Normal—
24Page →Rock50
27Page →Dark80
31Page →Ground100
33Page →Rock100
36Page →Normal120
39Page →Rock—
42Page →Normal150

Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.

08 //Pokédex entries

12 unique entries
Pokédex entries
Raised on nutrients it finds in the dirt, it eats roughly a mountain’s worth of dirt before it becomes a pupa.
Ultra Moon
Born underground, it eats its way through dirt to the surface, where its parents are. It doesn’t deal well with the bright light it finds there.
Ultra Sun
Larvitar is born deep under the ground. To come up to the surface, this Pokémon must eat its way through the soil above. Until it does so, Larvitar cannot see its parents.
Omega RubyAlpha Sapphire
Born deep underground, it comes aboveground and becomes a pupa once it has finished eating the surrounding soil.
Black 2White 2YSword
It feeds on soil. After it has eaten a large mountain, it falls asleep so it can grow.
HeartgoldX
A Pokémon that eats soil. Once it has eaten a large mountain, it goes to sleep so it can grow.
DiamondPearlPlatinumBlackWhite

09 //Names in other languages

9 languages
Names in other languages
Japanese
ヨーギラス
Rōmaji
Yogiras
Korean
애버라스
Chinese (Simplified)
幼基拉斯
Chinese (Traditional)
幼基拉斯
French
Embrylex
German
Larvitar
Spanish
Larvitar
Italian
Larvitar

10 //Training & breeding

Training & breeding

Training

EV yield1 Attack
Catch rate45 (11.9% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship35
Base experience60
Growth rateSlow

Breeding

Egg groupsMonster
Egg cycles40
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesNo
Habitatmountain

Other names

Japaneseヨーギラス
Korean애버라스
GermanLarvitar
FrenchEmbrylex
SpanishLarvitar
ItalianLarvitar

Regional Pokédex numbers

Original Johto #244Updated Johto #249Updated Unova #292Kalos Mountain #102Updated Alola #247Updated Akala #148Galar #383Crown Tundra #139Paldea #316

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Larvitar summary

Larvitar is a Rock/Ground-type Rock Skin Pokémon introduced in Generation 2, number 246 in the National Pokédex. It has a base stat total of 300 (HP 50, Attack 64, Defense 50, Sp. Atk 45, Sp. Def 50, Speed 41). It is weak to Grass (4×), Water (4×), Fighting, Ground, Ice and Steel moves. Its abilities are guts, with sand-veil as a hidden ability.

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